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Included with general admission
Step back in time and come face to face with more than 20 moving, roaring, life-sized life-sized prehistoric creatures throughout the Walk-Thru Safari! Encounter familiar favorites like the ferocious T. rex and mighty Triceratops alongside lesser-known but equally fascinating dinosaurs such as the massive Lufengosaurus and cunning Australovenator; pose for photos in larger-than-life eggs or the jaws of a T. rex; mine for real fossils to take home (for an additional fee); discover how these animals hunted, survived and cared for their young in a prehistoric world; and learn how you can protect today’s wildlife from the threat of extinction. Now through December 1 only at African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio!
GALLERY
MEET THE DINOSAURS
TRICERATOPS
Meaning: “Three-horned face”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Canada & United States
Weight: 15,000 lbs.
Diet: Leaves, twigs, fruits & seeds
OVIRAPTOR
Meaning: “Egg thief”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Mongolia
Weight: 65 lbs.
Diet: Fruits, nuts & seeds; possibly eggs & clams
ALLOSAURUS
Meaning: “Different lizard”
Time Period: Late Jurassic
Location: Portugal & United States
Weight: 3,000 lbs.
Diet: Other dinosaurs
TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Meaning: “Tyrant lizard king”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Canada & United States
Weight: 16,000 lbs.
Diet: Other dinosaurs
QUETZALCOATLUS
Meaning: “Feathered serpent god”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: United States
Weight: 500 lbs.
Diet: Small dinosaurs; possibly fish
MAIASAURA
Meaning: “Good mother lizard”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Canada & United States
Weight: 5,500 lbs.
Diet: Leaves, fruits & seeds
STEGOSAURUS
Meaning: “Roof lizard”
Time Period: Late Jurassic
Location: Portugal & United States
Weight: 4,000 lbs.
Diet: Fruits, cycads, horsetails, ferns & mosses
CARNOTAURUS
Meaning: “Meat-eating bull”
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Argentina
Weight: 3,500 lbs.
Diet: Other dinosaurs
COELOPHYSIS
Meaning: “Hollow form”
Time Period: Late Triassic
Location: South Africa, Zimbabwe & United States
Weight: 45 lbs.
Diet: Small reptiles